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UNITED STATES SAMUEL A. CONNER. OF UPLAND, CALIFORNIA.

SANTARY FOUNTAIN.

Application filed May 18,

This invention relates to drinking fountains for poultry.

One momentous problem confronting the poultryinan is to keep his liock in goed health. To maintain a healthy flock it is required that sanitary conditions prevail. rfhe ordinary drinking fountain provided for poultry consists ot a single-rimmed container which is filled with water. The chickens roost on this single rim and contaminate the water, thus making it unsunitary.

lt an object of this invention to provide a drinking fountain in which the poultry will not roost on the fountain. The water in the fountain will not become contaminated and consequently sanitary cmiditions will prevail.

A further object of the invention is to provide a drinking fountain of this character in which the water will be kept cool even during the warm summer months.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be made evident. hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing in which my invention is illustrated:

Fig. 1 is a cross sectional view in perspective showing one forni of this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section of Fig. l, this view being taken substantially as indicated by the line 2-2 of Fig. l, this view being taken in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. l is a fragmentary section olf an alternative form of the invention.

VReferring particularly to Figs. l and 2, a. pit ll is dug in the ground, and placed in the pit 11 is a support-ineniber 12 olf the invention. Surrounding the support-member l2 are rocks or gravel lll which provide cooling spaces. The support-member 12 is cylindrical, as shown, and is made of vitritied clay. The upper end of the support-member 12 projects above the surface of the ground and provides an outer rim 14 which surrounds an upper mouth l5. At the lower part of the outer rim 14 is an annular shoulder 17. At the surface ot the ground and surrounding the support-inember .l2 is a platform lo, which is preferably made of cement. VIn practice l place a ringl 1S) at the surface ot the groul'id around the upper end of the support-1nember 12 and then lill in the interior ol'l the ring with concrete, thus forming the platform 1h. Alidapted to be supported at the upper end of the support-mem- 1927. Serial No. 192,224.

ber 12 is the receptacle 21 of the invention. This receptacle 21 is in the form of a bowl and has an annular face 22 ada ted to rest on the annular shoulder 17 of t e supportmeinber 12. ln this manner the receptacle 21 is supported. The upper parl of the receptacle 21 is in the form of an inner rim 23 and is spaced a short distance away from the outer rim 14 so as to provide an annular space 24. At intervals around the receptacle 21 are depressions 26. These depressions terminate above and below the shoulder 17 and the face 22 as illustrated clearly in Fig. 2. The purpose of the depressions 26 is to provide shoulders which may be engaged by a person extending his hands into the annular space 24 and his lingers into the depressions 26, so that the receptacle 2l may be removed from the upper end of the support-member l2; and to connect the annular space 24 with the interior of the support-member l2 below the shoulder 17.

lVater is supplied to the receptacle 21 by means of a faucet 27. The faucet is opened so that water drips into the receptacle very slowly. This water will overflow the inner rim 23 of the receptacle and into the space 24. The ovcrllowing water may pass from the space 24 through the depressions 2G t-o the lower part of the support-member 12.

The lower part of the support-member 12 may be left open where a drain means may be provided in the form of a conical bottom 230 having a. central drain-tube 31. The overllowing water will seep downward through the stones '13 and into the ground. The evaporation of the water and the dampness caused tends to keep the space between the stones, lilled with cool air. This cool air keeps the interior of the support-member 12 and the water in the receptacle 21 comparatively cool so that the water will be in good condition for the chickens to drink.

One of the important features oi the invention, as pointed ont heretofore, is that chickens will not roost on the rim of the vessel. l have found that by providing a double rim, namely, the inner and outer rims 23 and 14 separated b v the annular space 24, the chickens will not roost thereon. l cannot state positively just why they do not, but l believe it is because ot' the fact that the \v do not like to extend their toes around both of the rims 23 and 14. The annular space 24 is of such a size that the chickens cannot conlll?) veniently extend their toes around it and eannot convenientl)v extend their toes around onl \7 one of the rims. The chickens in drinking from the vessel of this invention will stand on the platform 18 and there will, therefore, be no possibility of the water in the receptacle 2l being contaminated.

ln Fig. 3 l show an alternative form of the invention which is provided for the use of baby chicks. In this invention a receptacle of the form indicated by the numeral Jt() is provided, this receptacle being unich shalloWer than the receptacle 21 of the form of the invention shown in Figs. l and 2. Supported in the center of the receptacle 40 is a dome l1 which forms an annular channel 42 in the receptacle. The annular channel 42 is of such a size that the chicks cannot fall into it. lt will be seen, therefore, that the primar)v purpose of the dome 41 is to prevent the chicks from falling into the receptacle.

The water is dripped into the receptacle 40 in the same manner as in the previous form of thc invention and flows through the annular space Q4 into the lower end of the support-member 12 in the saine manner as in the irst form of the invention.

The form et the invention illustrated in the drawing is adapted for outside use. when the invention is used inside, the drainpipe 3l may be conneeted to the sewer.

l claim as mv invention:

l. In a drinking` vessel of the class described. the combination of: a support-member, said siipport-member being adapted to be placed in a hole in the ground and having a mouth at the upper end thereof, said mouth providing an outer rim, there being,r a shoulder at the lower end of said mouth; and a. receptacle supported in said supportmember` said receptacle having a face adapted to engage said shoulder whereby said receptacle is supported, an inner rim resting inside said outer rim and beingl separated therefrom by an annular space, and depressions formed in the outer surface of said receptaele, said depressions being formed so as to extend above and below said face.

2. In a drinking fountain of the class described, the combination of: a support-inember having a` shoulder thereon; an outer rim on said support-inember; a receptacle in said support-nienlber, said receptacle having a face adapted to engage said shoulder; an inner rim extending from said receptacle, there being an annular space between said rims; and means permitting a` passage of water past said face and said shoulder.

fl. ln a drinking` fountain of the class described, the combination of: a suliport-member having a shoulder thereon; a receptacle having a face engaging said shoulder and supported thereby, said receptaele having depressions adjacentr said shoulder; an inner rim on said receptacle; and an outer rim on said supportmember, said rims being` lelativelyv spaced so as to provide an annular space therebetween.

A combination as defined in claim 3 in which said depressions extend above and below said face, said depressions pern'litting` a passage of water between said shoulder and said face.

5. ln a, drinking fountain of the class described, the etnnliiination of: a clay-supportmember adapted to extend a distance in the ground and having` its lower portion coininunicating` with a drain; a porous body of loose particles positioned between said claysu])port-member and the walls of the hole in which said support-member rests; a platform for closing said hole and exitending around said support-member; a receptacle in said support-member; and means for 'supplying Yater to said receptacle, said water overflowing and passingl downward between said receptacle and said support-member and reaching said porous body.

In testimon)v whereof, l have hereunto set nl v hand at Los Angeles, California, this 9th da.)v of Bfav, 1927. Y

SAMUEL A. CONNER, 

